Jim Acosta

And I think a lot of Americans have this frustration that they see that the United States has the greatest military in the world. It has the backing of nearly every other country in the world when it comes to taking on ISIS. And I guess the question is, and if you'll forgive the language, is why can't we take out these bastards?

I really did. I had a bad experience.

I really did. I had a bad experience.

I really did. I had a bad experience.

Well, of all the clips you could have pulled, I'm glad you pulled that one. There were some ones that you could have pulled.

Well, of all the clips you could have pulled, I'm glad you pulled that one. There were some ones that you could have pulled.

Well, of all the clips you could have pulled, I'm glad you pulled that one. There were some ones that you could have pulled.

Probably. I'm sure people thought that was a clunker, too. But yeah, you're right. It is disappointing. I do remember that day. I think the Daily Caller and a bunch of these places that like to come after me were like, Jim Acosta destroys Obama and all this stuff. And I'm like...

Probably. I'm sure people thought that was a clunker, too. But yeah, you're right. It is disappointing. I do remember that day. I think the Daily Caller and a bunch of these places that like to come after me were like, Jim Acosta destroys Obama and all this stuff. And I'm like...

Probably. I'm sure people thought that was a clunker, too. But yeah, you're right. It is disappointing. I do remember that day. I think the Daily Caller and a bunch of these places that like to come after me were like, Jim Acosta destroys Obama and all this stuff. And I'm like...

I just, I mean, I just, I used to have this philosophy and that is, I grew up with blue collar parents and they don't mince words. And I used to think like, what's the kind of question that my dad would ask? What's the kind of question my mom would ask? Are the people that... my dad's grocery store, my mom's restaurant? What's the kind of question they would ask?

I just, I mean, I just, I used to have this philosophy and that is, I grew up with blue collar parents and they don't mince words. And I used to think like, what's the kind of question that my dad would ask? What's the kind of question my mom would ask? Are the people that... my dad's grocery store, my mom's restaurant? What's the kind of question they would ask?

I just, I mean, I just, I used to have this philosophy and that is, I grew up with blue collar parents and they don't mince words. And I used to think like, what's the kind of question that my dad would ask? What's the kind of question my mom would ask? Are the people that... my dad's grocery store, my mom's restaurant? What's the kind of question they would ask?

And put it in those kinds of terms. And I remember at the time, the White House press team for Obama, they were furious with me. And then I think Jeffrey Goldberg with The Atlantic or somebody did an interview with somebody on the Obama team, might have been Ben Rhodes or somebody at that time.

And put it in those kinds of terms. And I remember at the time, the White House press team for Obama, they were furious with me. And then I think Jeffrey Goldberg with The Atlantic or somebody did an interview with somebody on the Obama team, might have been Ben Rhodes or somebody at that time.

And put it in those kinds of terms. And I remember at the time, the White House press team for Obama, they were furious with me. And then I think Jeffrey Goldberg with The Atlantic or somebody did an interview with somebody on the Obama team, might have been Ben Rhodes or somebody at that time.

And I think Jeffrey Goldberg said, well, yeah, that's all well and good, but why can't we get the bastards? And then later on, Ben Rhodes said to me, he said, because we had a conversation about this, he said, you know, Jim, when you asked that question, it actually made us think, well, how are we communicating the successes that we're having on the battlefield against ISIS?

And I think Jeffrey Goldberg said, well, yeah, that's all well and good, but why can't we get the bastards? And then later on, Ben Rhodes said to me, he said, because we had a conversation about this, he said, you know, Jim, when you asked that question, it actually made us think, well, how are we communicating the successes that we're having on the battlefield against ISIS?

And I think Jeffrey Goldberg said, well, yeah, that's all well and good, but why can't we get the bastards? And then later on, Ben Rhodes said to me, he said, because we had a conversation about this, he said, you know, Jim, when you asked that question, it actually made us think, well, how are we communicating the successes that we're having on the battlefield against ISIS?

Eric Schultz, who used to work for Obama, would send me emails every now and then and say, hey, we got one of the bastards when they would blow somebody up with ISIS. And so I think that sometimes a tough question, even maybe a slightly... pugnacious question can do some good.